Cutaneous zygomycosis
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منابع مشابه
Global epidemiology of cutaneous zygomycosis.
The large majority of cases reported worldwide as zygomycosis are infections caused by fungi belonging to the order Mucorales. These infections are invasive, often lethal, and they primarily affect immunocompromised patients. Cutaneous zygomycosis is the third most common clinical presentation, after sinusitis and pulmonary disease. Most patients with cutaneous zygomycosis have underlying disea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02979.x